September 29, 2026 · AL Wild Card · Game 1 · 5:00 PM EDT
CWS leads 1-0
W: Jordan HicksL: AJ Blubaugh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CWS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Colson MontgomerySS1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterNV
Nelson VelázquezLF1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 R
Jordan HicksP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcher
AJ BlubaughP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead CWS by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TB Rays | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
4CL Guardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
| 5CWWhite Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 6HOAstros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
7TE Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 |
9TO Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
10MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12SE Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
13KC Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
14OA Athletics | 64 | 98 | .395 | 34.0 |
15LA Angels | 62 | 100 | .383 | 36.0 |
55 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
3 of 12 went over the line, 9 went under.
Yainer DiazTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Miguel VargasTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Jose AltuveTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Sam AntonacciTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Jeremy PeñaTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Yordan AlvarezTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Isaac ParedesTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Braden MontgomeryTotal bases · line 0.52OverIsaac ParedesHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.51UnderColson MontgomeryTotal bases · line 0.54OverAJ BlubaughOuts recorded · line 5.52UnderColson MontgomeryHits + runs + RBIs · line 0.53Over| SASam AntonacciLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KT Kyle TeelC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVMiguel Vargas3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MM Munetaka Murakami1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
AB Andrew BenintendiDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TP Tristan PetersLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBraden MontgomeryRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CM Chase Meidroth2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMColson MontgomerySS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BD Brenton DoyleCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Randal GrichukDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LA Luisangel AcuñaDH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
HR: Montgomery
RBI: Antonacci 2, Murakami, Meidroth, Montgomery
LOB: 20
DS David SandlinH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
GT Grant Taylor | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
HS Hagen Smith | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| JHJordan HicksW | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
SN Sean Newcomb | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 150 |
| JPJeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YAYordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPIsaac Paredes3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JAJose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YDYainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CW Christian Walker1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
LS Lucas SpenceCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CS Cam SmithRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TT Taylor TrammellLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NVNelson VelázquezLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
HR: Velázquez
RBI: Velázquez 2
LOB: 14
| ABAJ BlubaughL | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
BS Bennett Sousa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
BA Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
BK Bryan King | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
JH Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
JH Josh Hendrickson | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
LV Logan VanWey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MU Miguel Ullola | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 155 |
Top 1 · CWS batting
WalkSam Antonacci walks.GroundoutKyle Teel grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Throwing error by first baseman Christian Walker.77.5 mph · -22° · 7 ftWalkMiguel Vargas walks.Sac FlyMunetaka Murakami out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.79.9 mph · 39° · 284 ftCWS 1WalkAndrew Benintendi walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.StrikeoutTristan Peters strikes out on a foul tip.Bottom 1 · HOU batting
GroundoutJeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.82.0 mph · -22° · 9 ftGroundoutYordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.104.4 mph · -1° · 46 ftSingleIsaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.88.3 mph · 12° · 209 ftForceoutJose Altuve grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd.78.7 mph · 4° · 69 ftThe White Sox beat the Astros 6-3 at Minute Maid Park.
Jordan Hicks got the win and AJ Blubaugh took the loss. Colson Montgomery went 1-for-3 for the White Sox, while Nelson Velázquez went 1-for-3 for the Astros.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
